Previously published as Kindly Let Me Murder You by Adam Wilderness.Tiffany Herring, squinting transgender private eye and cute crackpot, had to start somewhere. In this first case, her zeal for detective fiction helps her to unravel clues that baffle her father, a pigeon-fancying police inspector with a heart of gold and a brain of feathers.The murder of Stuart Donovan, gambling addict and womanizer, was no impulsive crime. Some expert worked hard to frame Donovan's wife, Jeanette. In a dystopian near future where the jolly hangman waits, Jeanette's lover, Michael, seeks to save her neck with Tiffany's help.As Tiffany and Michael pursue lying suspects and vanishing witnesses, their own relationship grows ever more complex. Killer and detectives stalk each other in post-modern Grimsby, with its sinister dock tower and derelict ice factory.For a change from gritty police procedurals, try this affectionate spoof on English cosy murder mysteries. Can you solve the crime yourself?